Of course the time and bonding with the kid-o's, but from a practical view and from my own expirence...my home is better kept, our finances are in better shape, my relationship with my husband is better and my perspective is where it should be, on family. All that for doing what I always wanted to do, stay home and be the mom! Life is good!

One of my most favorite things is looking at my daughter when I wake up in the morning. We bed share, and sometimes when I wake up, she's already up. Other mornings, I wake and she is stirring, and I watch her arms shoot up in the air, legs kick out and eyelids flutter...slowly opening. I love that moment when her eyes first open and she blinks her sleepy eyes. OMG...

I love hanging out with her all day! Everything she does makes my stomach tighten up like I am going to laugh. My cheeks have been getting an excellent workout :)

Tonight, she laughed for the first time! Daddy made her do it, tickling her tummy. It was SO precious!

I can't imagine going to work either. It must be so hard for those mommies. I feel for 'em.

AWW! that's so sweet!! We bed-share too and both my kids like to sleep with their legs on me. It's so cute....
I feel horrible for my friends that have to work but would rather stay home. =(

Kaitlin Rose said:

One of my most favorite things is looking at my daughter when I wake up in the morning. We bed share, and sometimes when I wake up, she's already up. Other mornings, I wake and she is stirring, and I watch her arms shoot up in the air, legs kick out and eyelids flutter...slowly opening. I love that moment when her eyes first open and she blinks her sleepy eyes. OMG...

I love hanging out with her all day! Everything she does makes my stomach tighten up like I am going to laugh. My cheeks have been getting an excellent workout :)

Tonight, she laughed for the first time! Daddy made her do it, tickling her tummy. It was SO precious!

I can't imagine going to work either. It must be so hard for those mommies. I feel for 'em.

I think the best thing about staying home is being a constant thing in my children's lives. Being their first playmate and friend, never missing an opportunity to teach them. I love that it challenges me and stretches me and makes me more creative and patient and kind. I can't imagine not staying home!

Doing what God intent us to do. Teaching things that they will never learn from anyone else but mother's love can teach. Hearing I love you mommy more times then you can count on your fingers and toes. watching every milestone come to past without hear about over the phone.

Watching my son follow me around and want to be right next to me all during the day and playing with the other kids that i keep during the day....he plays with the older kids and i get a look into what a little man he is going to be! Also being the one that cares for him makes me feel proud and happy and just wonderful!

The best thing for me is knowing that my daughter will feel safe, secure and loved thru the attachment method of parenting. I know that I know her better than anyone else could and I would feel like a huge part of me was missing if she was in someone else's care. When my sister had to send my niece to daycare for the first time because she's a single mom I cried with her. It is such a blessing to have the opportunity to raise my child in the way I know is best. I would give up anything it takes to make sure I always have it this way.